HENV-402: Water Quality and Nutrient Management at Home

Rick Durham, Brad Lee, Gregg Munshaw, Suzette Walling | July 2, 2019 (New)

Fertilizers and other lawn amendments benefit the residential landscape by providing or supplementing the essential nutrients for plant growth and maintenance. Commercial fertilizers are commonly formulated based on three major nutrients, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) and each plays an important role in plant development. However, improper application of fertilizers and amendments may increase the risk of non-point source pollution of surface and ground waters.

PPFS-FR-S-25: Backyard Berry Disease, Pest, and Cultural Practices Calendar

Ric Bessin, Kimberly Leonberger, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Shawn Wright | July 1, 2019 (Reviewed)

Backyard berry (blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and strawberry) production requires a proactive approach to disease, insect, and weed management. Preventative practices are recommended to minimize inputs. While intensive culture may result in the highest quality fruit, reduced inputs can result in acceptable fruit with minor crop losses or aesthetic maladies. This guide focuses on preventative cultural practices with options of low-input pesticide applications. Refer to the homeowner fruit spray guide (ID-21) for a more complete pesticide spray schedule.

PPFS-FR-T-18: Simplified Backyard Apple Spray Guides

Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Beth Wilson | July 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Apple production requires pest and disease management programs for quality fruit. Home orchards are no different. Homeowners, however, are generally more tolerant of aesthetic maladies or minor crop losses than commercial orchardists. Thus, homeowners may choose to limit numbers of insecticide and fungicide sprays.

PPFS-FR-T-22: Backyard Peach and Stone Fruit Disease, Pest, and Cultural Practices Calendar

Ric Bessin, Kimberly Leonberger, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Shawn Wright | July 1, 2019 (Reviewed)

Backyard stone fruit (peach, nectarine, plum, and cherry) production requires a proactive approach to disease, insect, and weed management. Preventative practices are recommended to minimize inputs. This guide focuses on preventative cultural practices with options of low-input pesticide applications. Refer to the homeowner fruit spray guide (ID-21) for a more complete pesticide spray schedule.

PPFS-FR-S-23: Simplified Backyard Grape Spray Guide

Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Patsy Wilson | July 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

A simplified backyard grape spray guide (table).

PPFS-FR-T-20: Simplified Backyard Peach and Stone Fruit Spray Guide

Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier | July 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Peach, nectarine, apricot, plum, and cherry are all stone fruits. Production of these tree fruits requires pest and disease management programs for quality fruit. Home orchards are no different. Homeowners, however, are generally more tolerant of aesthetic maladies or minor crop losses than commercial orchardists. Thus, homeowners may choose to limit numbers of insecticide and fungicide sprays. Disease resistant cultivars are the preferred method for reducing spray inputs.

PPFS-FR-S-24: Backyard Grape Disease, Pest, and Cultural Practices Calendar

Ric Bessin, Kimberly Leonberger, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Shawn Wright | July 1, 2019 (Reviewed)

Backyard grape production requires a proactive approach to disease, insect, and weed management. Preventative practices are recommended to minimize inputs. While intensive culture may result in the highest quality fruit, reduced inputs can result in acceptable fruit with minor crop losses or aesthetic maladies. This guide focuses on preventative cultural practices with options of low-input pesticide applications. Refer to the homeowner fruit spray guide (ID-21) for a more complete pesticide spray schedule.

PPFS-FR-T-21: Backyard Apple and Pear Disease, Pest, and Cultural Practices Calendar

Ric Bessin, Kimberly Leonberger, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Shawn Wright | July 1, 2019 (Reviewed)

Backyard apple production requires a proactive approach to disease, insect, and weed management. Preventative practices are recommended to minimize inputs. While intensive culture may result in the highest quality fruit, reduced inputs can result in acceptable fruit with minor crop losses or aesthetic maladies. This guide focuses on preventative cultural practices with options of low-input pesticide applications. Refer to the homeowner fruit spray guide (ID-21) for a more complete pesticide spray schedule.

ID-254: An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky

Ric Bessin, Cheryl Kaiser, Matthew Springer, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Patsy Wilson, Shawn Wright | June 11, 2019 (New)

Long before the term "sustainable" became a household word, farmers were implementing sustainable practices in the form of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. IPM uses a combination of biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce and/or manage pathogen and pest populations. These strategies are used to minimize environmental risks, economic costs, and health hazards. Pathogens and pests are managed (although rarely eliminated entirely) to reduce their negative impact on the crop. Scouting and monitoring for diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic disorders helps identify potential problems before serious losses result. This is essential to the IPM approach. The key to effective monitoring is accurate identification. The images included in this guide represent the more common abiotic and biotic problems that occur in Kentucky grape plantings.

HO-123: What Is a Carbon Footprint and How Does It Relate to Landscape Plants?

Dewayne Ingram, Josh Knight | June 10, 2019 (New)

Carbon footprint is a term used to describe the impact of greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product or activity. The objective of this publication is enhance the reader's understanding of carbon footprint (CF) terminology and the science underlying its determination. Having such an understanding is necessary for managers and developers to minimize the negative environmental impacts of new product development and assess positive or negative cradle-to-grave life-cycle impacts. Life cycle assessment has been used to characterize the CF of representative field-grown and container-grown landscape plants.